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Small Business Management

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Course Unit Code115-0394/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
MIK90doc. Ing. Marie Mikušová, Ph.D.
PAP30Ing. Marcela Papalová, Ph.D.
Summary
The aim of this subject is the creating a comprehensive overview of the small family manager activities. The combining and complementing the knowledge of other economic and managerial subjects is doing to achieve this aim. The specifications of family business are focused. Different requirements on managerial knowledge and skills in this case are emphasized. After completing the course the student is able to orientate himself in the requirements of the small business manager in the areas of beginning the business, course of business, sourcing, fulfillment of the conditions imposed by internal and external entities, student is able to consider the best way to business end, too. It accentuates the position of family business. These areas are dealt from a position of trademan and partner and executive Ltd. company positions.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. To create a comprehensive overview of the requirements for a manager of a small family business.
2. Identify the pros and cons of independent entrepreneurship, highlighting the features of family business.
3. Know how to set up a sole proprietorship.
4. Establish an LLC.
5. Convene and manage a general meeting of an LLC.
6. Draw up a business plan.
7. Carry out the administrative duties of an employer.
8. Manage the business of an individual and an LLC from an administrative perspective.
9. Optimise the provision of funding sources.
Course Contents
1. Small enterprise - definition, role, specific features.
2. Small business manager (features, barriers, prerequisites).
3. Family business.
4. Sole trader (application of establishment, obligations, termination of existence).
5. Limited liability company (application of incorporation, departure of shareholder, share settlement).
6. Employer.
7. Business plan.
8. Joint venture - choice of partner.
9. Managing the internal workings of the family business.
10.Financing options, support.
11.Cooperation (alliances, clusters, networks).
12.Small business and the environment.
13.Family business management in the European and non-European environment.
14.Doing Business.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
LIPMAN, Frederick D. Business exit strategies: family-owned and other business. Singapore: World Scientific, 2018. 144 s. ISBN 978-981-3233-21-8.
MIKUŠOVÁ, Marie. Family business. SOET, vol. 30. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2018. 256 s. ISBN 978-80-248-4222-6.
ZELLWEGER, Thomas. Managing the family business: theory and practice. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017. 527 s. ISBN 978-1-78347-069-3.
MARTELOVÁ, Judy. Rodinné firmy na rozcestí. Jak postupovat při nástupnictví, dědictví a udržení rodinné soudržnosti. Praha: Grada, 2017. 240 s. ISBN 978-80-271-0332-4.
ONDŘEJ, Jan et al. Zahájení podnikání (právní, ekonomické, daňové, účetní aspekty). Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2019. 308 s. ISBN 978-80-7598-337-4.
SERVUS, Stanislav, David ELISCHER a Tomáš HORÁČEK. Aktuální otázky nástupnictví při rodinném podnikání. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2018. 280 s. ISBN 978-80-7552-643-4.
Recommended Reading:
BARON, Josh a Rob LACHENAUER. Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise (HBR Handbooks). Brighton, MA: Harvard Business Review, 2021. 320 s. ISBN 978-16-3369-904-5.
DE MASSIS, Alfredo a Nadine KAMMERLANDER, ed. Handbook of qualitative research methods for family business. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2020. 439 s. ISBN 978-1-78811-644-2.
HUBLER, Tom. The soul of family business: a practical guide to family business success and a loving family. Eden Prairie: Lilja Press, 2018. 213 s. ISBN 978-1-73204-000-7.
FINCH, Brian. Jak napsat dobrý podnikatelský záměr: postupy a tipy, které vám pomohou získat podporu pro vaše nápady a podnikatelské plány. Brno: Lingea, 2020. 176 s. ISBN 978-80-7508-623-5.
SRPOVÁ, Jitka. Začínáme podnikat: s případovými studiemi začínajících podnikatelů. Praha: Grada, 2020. 264 s. ISBN 978-80-271-2253-0.
ŠTRUNC, Adam a Pavel ŠTRUNC. Podnikání z lavice. Brno: BizBooks, 2020. 96 s. ISBN 978-80-265-0938-7.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Project work
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluationCredit85 (85)85
        Other typeOther task type85 85